JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Kalispell, MT 
  
• Service Setting: Outpatient/Inpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
  
• Coverage Period: Aug 01, 2026 – Ongoing
  
• Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 9a – 5p
  
• On-Call Shift Schedule: Fri 5p – Mon 8a 
  
• Call Type: Beeper
  
• Call Ratio: 1:6
  
• Call Response Time: 30 mins
  
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Patient Demographics: Child & Adolescent; Ages 4-17
  
• Average Daily Volume: 7-10 (OP); 15 (IP)
  
• Schedule per patient: 20-120 min
  
• Follow ups to new evaluation ratio: 3:30
  
• Rounding: Yes
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• No. of Beds in Department: 38 beds (2 Special Care, 18 Adult, 18 Adolescent)
  
• EMR System: MediTech
  

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
  

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

• Required:
  • Anxiety, Affective, Personality, Psychotic disorders
    
  • ADD/ADHD
    
  • Familiarity with Restraint application
    
  • Pharmacotherapy
    

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC/BE 
  
• Licenses: Licensed in MT or IMLC
  
• Certifications: BLS required
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management for patients ages 4-17
  
• Participate in weekend on-call coverage for the Acute Behavioral Health Stabilization Unit, accepting new admissions by phone and performing daily rounds on inpatients
  
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including RNs, therapists, and psych techs in the inpatient unit
  
• Manage voluntary and involuntary admissions, including rare mental health holds
  
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the MediTech EMR system